#Nonfiction

News on new nonfiction books and recommendations for the best nonfiction books, including historical books, biographies, nonfiction books for kids, and more, from Book Riot.

New Nonfiction from Native American Writers

In honor of Native American Heritage Month and beyond, add some great new Native nonfiction to your TBR.

Get Kids Performing, Cooking, Crafting, and More with These Active Nonfiction Books

These books will get young readers excited to cook, build, experiment, and more.

8 Must-Read New Queer Nonfiction Books

It's Nonfiction November! Pick up the best queer nonfiction of 2025, including Baldwin: A Love Story and Forest Euphoria.

Altar or Alter: Six Memoirs at the Intersection of Marriage, Divorce, Gender, and Sexuality

There’s a mix of laughs and tears, triumphs and tragedies, because that’s life, after all.

7 of the Best New Nonfiction Books of November 2025

The importance of Black bookstores, a man travels back to home to Palestine, law-changing cannibalism, and more.

BIPOC Books for Nonfiction November

This Nonfiction November, pick up these nonfiction books by BIPOC authors, from a memoir in essays to a look at the queerness of nature.

Read These Books for Nonfiction November and the Read Harder Challenge

Happy Nonfiction November! Here are six nonfiction book recommendations that also complete 2025 Read Harder Challenge tasks.

8 Books About Disaster for Anxious Readers

Do you cope with anxiety by reading about survival? If so, try some of the books on this list, which look at catastrophes across history.

The Great OUTdoors: Nonfiction about the Queerness of Nature

Go outside, touch grass, and read these books about the queerness of nature.

October’s New YA Comics and Nonfiction Releases

It is an excellent month for readers of YA comics and YA nonfiction. There are so many new books to plop on the TBR.

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